Associations to the word «Bunyan»

Wiktionary

BUNYAN, proper noun. An English surname; a nickname for someone with a hump or lump.
BUNYAN, proper noun. John Bunyan, English preacher and writer.

Dictionary definition

BUNYAN, noun. English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688).
BUNYAN, noun. A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water".

Wise words

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